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I have no idea what you're trying to say in your last post. I asked you where you buy Italian bread. The place on 13th Avenue where my husband used to go closed down.
I have no idea what you're trying to say in your last post. I asked you where you buy Italian bread. The place on 13th Avenue where my husband used to go closed down.
I agree, I cannot figure out what V is saying. I took your post as you were asking where he gets Italian bread since your store closed...
Funny how people can interpret the same email so differently...
I've lived there, I have a lot of family in that part of Brooklyn. I am white and have several friends who I have brought into that neighborhood who are not white and we have had looks, stares, and snide remarks. There are parts of this world, contrary to all of your remarks, that can be racist. That's a fact.
For all the responses....I am not dumb, that is MY experience in that part of Brooklyn, we all have opinions...and that's mine....and the comment about "yea, I'm sure that happened"....that is exactly what happened. So move on.
I've lived there, I have a lot of family in that part of Brooklyn. I am white and have several friends who I have brought into that neighborhood who are not white and we have had looks, stares, and snide remarks. There are parts of this world, contrary to all of your remarks, that can be racist. That's a fact.
For all the responses....I am not dumb, that is MY experience in that part of Brooklyn, we all have opinions...and that's mine....and the comment about "yea, I'm sure that happened"....that is exactly what happened. So move on.
Well, I lived in Williamsburg and at the time had a very dark-skinned African friend who visited me on several occasions. He also got at least one "look" while we were together there.
That doesn't make the whole neighborhood racist. It may just mean there are at least a few ignorant people living there.
One of my own family members said something about my friend - that it was hard to see him at night because of his skin color. This same family member also tried to show one of my friends from the Middle East what kitchen appliances look like (not understanding that he came from oil-rich land and had more high-end appliances than she would ever have). He allowed her to give him the tour of her kitchen and later quietly remarked to me that she must think he lived with camels.
These comments do not make my entire family racist. These comments mean that one member of my family is ignorant.
Both of my friends understood that and were able to let it go.
Ever try not taking things so literal? Maybe you should try some green tea or something. I hear it works wonders for uptight people, just saying.
Are you trying to prove something to me with your cute story? While I appreciate the effort of comparison, just for your info, I don't think all human beings and the neighborhoods that they dwell in are racist. It's a general comment, wasn't meant for someone with nothing better to do to get all snotty behind the computer screen.
This game is like kiddie fun, what's next? Relay races over the computer? Move on….
Oh and I don't understand why someone in Williamsburg, who is "a very dark-skinned African" should have a hard time with getting looked at and made uncomfortable. Williamsburg/Bushwick (or East Williamsburg as the hipsters like to call it) used to be a run down neighborhood where people who were white were very scarce. White hipsters and yuppies pushed all the people who are from there out.
Just goes to show your ignorance about that neighborhood.
Oh and I don't understand why someone in Williamsburg, who is "a very dark-skinned African" should have a hard time with getting looked at and made uncomfortable. Williamsburg/Bushwick (or East Williamsburg as the hipsters like to call it) used to be a run down neighborhood where people who were white were very scarce. White hipsters and yuppies pushed all the people who are from there out.
Just goes to show your ignorance about that neighborhood.
So you're saying it's ok for YOUR friends who are not white and are given "looks" to label a neighborhood racist, but MY African friend, who was given a look by an old Polish lady (we're talking about northside Williamsburg here- which happens to be a heavily Polish neighborhood even now that the hipsters have moved in) should not complain? And not only should he not complain, but he should not even feel uncomfortable because somewhere a few miles away there is a black neighborhood? Talk about two-faced and ignorant.
I don't have any ignorance about Williamsburg, but apparently you do. I never mentioned Bushwick, or East Williamsburg. Go back and read my post since you seem confused.
Ever try not taking things so literal? Maybe you should try some green tea or something. I hear it works wonders for uptight people, just saying.
Are you trying to prove something to me with your cute story? While I appreciate the effort of comparison, just for your info, I don't think all human beings and the neighborhoods that they dwell in are racist. It's a general comment, wasn't meant for someone with nothing better to do to get all snotty behind the computer screen.
This game is like kiddie fun, what's next? Relay races over the computer? Move on….
Have a nice night.
Move on.
Drink green tea.
What's next, kiddie races.
Nothing better to do than get snotty behind a computer screen.
I must say you are really adding so much to this conversation.
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